Facts
Shared standards of acceptable behavior by groups
What's a social norm?
What was the social norm we are breaking?
Door etiquette
Where were the three places we performed the experiment?
HUB, Hyde, Dunkins
What is the social norm when it comes to holding the door for someone
Keepings the door open for someone is behind you
the conscious exhibition of "unexpected" behavior/violation of social norms
What's a breaching experiment?
How did elderly individuals react to the experiment?
They had a stronger reaction compared to younger individuals
Why did younger individuals react the way they did?
Younger individuals tend to be more judgey, most had no reaction, could have been too busy to notice or just didn't care as much
Why did women have a stronger reaction than men?
Gender norms - men typically hold the door open for women
a particular form of procedure for accomplishing or approaching something
What's a method?
How many times did we repeat the experiment?
ten times in three different places, in total 30 times
How did we collect the data?
One person took notes or recorded a video
Why did middle aged people react the way they did?
They have more experience and want to teach younger generations what is respectful or not
a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
What's an experiment?
How did different genders react to the experiment?
Men had more no reactions
What were common reactions from the experiment?
Dirty look, raised eyebrows (Facial gestures)
How would you react if someone didn't hold the door you? (BONUS QUESTION)
Opinion based question!
How is holding the door open for someone a social norm
It shows commonly acceptable
behavior and expectations of politeness within a society
Why did elderly individuals react the way they did?
They hold higher expectations and grew up with stricter traditional values
What could we have done to make the experiment better?
Held an interview after the experiment to the individual
Would you feel that different people of different ages and genders would react differently and why? (BONUS QUESTION)
Opinion based question!